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one can do a professional job with rattle cans, with about 60 euros. i don't know the price of paint in nl but in britain it's just less than a tenner per can. you need buy lots of sandpaper (cheap)
sand back to undercoat or main colour, (remove laquer)
be careful not to affect decals though... leave space around edges of a gew centimeters
make sure it's a totally naked frame!!!
get hand paint for the base layers. it's a lot cheaper.
you need to apply thin coats of enamel or direct to metal paint, a big can and a brush doesn't cost much. get a good colour match, but exact doesn't matter. hand paint, (2 thin coats better than 1 thick coat) then after every 2 or 3 coats sand back with fine paper, say 180 grade or finer. you have to keep a good few centimeters away from decals for safety, but you can always mask it off. the idea is smooth and shiny, so polish if neccessary! (but wash before re painting. )
you need a smooth transition between old and new coats.
then, with auto paint, spray a few coats of exact colour match. you migh need a couple of rattle cans. Even, Smooth, Thin, Minimal (practise first)
sand with very fine paper, or maybe just polish it if you did well. get any runs out but leave your pristene coats nice.
then laquer it with the rest of your budget, sanding and polishing between coats.
leave at least 24 hours between coats, especially colour and laquer!!
you need lots of laquer, it the protecting layer. the colour is delicate and will fall off at the mere thought of metal to metal contact without and inch of laquer to protect it. ok not an inch, but you know...
good luck...